Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-03-22


Having finished this rather remarka-
BILE production, Captain Flagg read it
aloud for the edification Of Tad and
Joe Whitney, who had just returned
from the kitchen.
"Tain't the way I'd put it, Uncle
Jeth, remarked the iriepressible Joe,
with his mouth full Of doughnut and
suspicious bunchincss about his
pockets, as Captain Flagg laid down
the paper with a look of conscious
pride "Td just say: Found in Broad
Street station, Philadelphia on such
and-such night, handbag. Prove
Property and pay charges. Address
Captain Jethro Flagg, Bixport,
Maine.'"
Captain Flagg regarded his luda-
cious nephew with look in which
mild Indignation was blended with
pity, "Mebbe you would, Joseph he
said. with some severity, "mebbe you
would; but, considerin' that Tn jest a
few years older'n you. I've took the
liberty Of doin' this my own way
"All right, Uncle Jeth,n returned
the unabashed youth, "if yoI don't
mind, don't, I'm sure. Say, Tad,
he remarked. briskly, turning to the
secretly amused youth, "how'd you
like me to go over to Miss Smiths in
the morning aid speak good word
for you, eh9'
s'rd like you 20 go with me ever 50
much, p" warmly replied Tad. He did
not rely much upon Joe's verbal rec
ommendation, but he had sort Of
feeling that the moral support OF his
presence would be a great deal.
"I'll call for you right after break
fast, briefly realrned Joe, with twin
kle In the eye, that, had Polly been
present. she would have understood at
once to mean mischief. But she was
helping Mrs. Flagg with supper prep
arations, and the Captain was busy
sending off the copies Of his notice to
a couple Of city papers, so Tad had no
warning as to Joe Whitney's love of
practical jokes. And all the way home
Joe choked down certain little twinges
AZ conscionce. bv renresentine to HIM
self that n was 4 only a little fun, any
way,r an excuse wahich l fancy has
been common TO mischievous youth
from the tabled stoning of the frogs
down IN the present day'
Miss smith was . shooinon some
hans ont ~ her ward as Joe came by
~ honse and he ~ once volunteered
iii services with marx al success Send
mo the last hen shriekine across the
s,,,ao, WITH a stick folIow;no closely AT
her tsil-feathers. Joe closed the gate
carefullv il 5ltt ~
aOh. / saw. Miss Smith" he re-
marked no he was mrning away. ~
told Tad-fhe bow that Uncle Jeth
brought home this trip-that sId Come
ovcr with hin, in the mo,ning-he's IS
sort of bashful with strangers. :"
.,Nobodv'd accuse non Of any thing
q, ~ Kind loo whitney, was Miss
smiths uncompromising answer. She
was tail. thin. ANGULAR and forty. with
n rood heart. but rather uncertain tenn
Ard I,a was. .not / ao,.;,pe favor
!p. pSr ,..,,t Az ME- sn,,,h ~ ,eason ~
~ ~ ,stSsr nec,,lisr tendeneies 70 mis-.
ah;ot : ~ III y
-, o1 ,,o,, o~,,nss ~
..,d wv ;a0o';no nr, % ,Se na,s,,na,;ty ..but
,s ',s ~ 80 ~ La,,d ~ he,,in' as IIncle .Ieth
80 ,"r w heard h;m say Tad was deef
= ~ . ,'I,addocl s1vou'llhaye to hollwlike
old hoots ~ make him hear And.
,y;tbout waiting 10 he questioned far.
thar Toe scndded homeward.
"T,, r,','o DOs - ,,,s nro,n,sa loo was IN
,.s,., I,.,'ss, amd aa,.I,, ~ ~ fo,,owing
n""~ n'asn,na Can.a;n Flsgr Ind gone
ino'n'.s a'.. y. .,,,o';ntand Nc ed;scha,sse u
uo"n now ..A,a,u ~ sup ~ .a,ro and Mr.
r,'' .ns y. .'aS Z the p;,ehen ONLY Polly
,I III B,,,,.oa g - t,lo,seJ NJ two bors "a
,,''V ''' l'o'''e' 's'sf' Wv W ''T ~
'ne E''o' -, -, no..r,o,,s Ioe ),
~" s..s' pd,,, ,ya,n,ng,v. good
a, eanoe . ~, ~ IA !, SnS she sysvad ber
@ ,u.A " .,,,l,,,.",. soa 80. ~ ,he latter
. nanu en.v"s"ss, ,.,' ,s1,..: t,,,, haors ~ Ioot
.ul,''u '' W. ,pd "A ~ ho,,,o ~ ,vhose occunants
paSN @ 4. s'S M u, - [ t,.iond,w reception
w ~ ,SYs ;sn' WI y MA ~ niesr' sa;d Tad. en-.